Meal Prep Planner by NorthernDigitalProducts: is it worth buying?
If your weekly shop becomes a second job—cart full, list forgotten, ingredients duplicated—this is the kind of small fix that can save time before dinner. NorthernDigitalProducts’ Meal Prep Planner is a £7.99 Google Sheets template that turns a short meal plan into an aisle-by-aisle shopping list. It is not a full nutrition system, and it is not a recipe app; it is a focused shopping-list tool for people who already know what they want to cook but hate assembling the list. At Meal Prep Planner pricing, it is cheap enough to test against your own weekly routine.
Quick answer
| Best for | Busy parents, meal preppers, and anyone who wants a faster supermarket run without building a spreadsheet from scratch. |
| Skip if | You want recipes, macro tracking, a full app, or a free tool; this is a one-time Google Sheets shopping-list template. |
| Price | 7.99 GBP |
| Format | Google Sheets template with dropdown ingredients and aisle sorting |
| One-line take | A practical fix for messy shopping lists if you already plan meals and just need the list to organise itself. Meal Prep Planner |
What you’re actually buying
NorthernDigitalProducts’ Meal Prep Planner is a small, sharp fix for the part of meal planning that usually derails people: the shopping list. Instead of writing a long list and then hunting for items in random order, you enter your meals, choose ingredients from the dropdown ingredient picker, and get an aisle-by-aisle shopping list that should make the supermarket run feel more like a route than a rummage.
The value is in the workflow, not in a huge library. You get a Google Sheets template that works on phone, tablet, or computer, with 50 pre-filled ingredients to start from and room to add your own. No complicated formulas are promised; the main job is to reduce backtracking, forgotten items, and duplicate purchases.
Because it arrives as a Make a copy workflow, the file is yours to reuse. That matters at a one-time price: you are not renting a planner, you are getting a repeatable weekly sheet you can print, check off, or keep open in your browser while shopping.
Why it’s on our radar
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What actually matters
- Check the ingredient dropdowns against your usual groceries. The template comes with 50 common ingredients, but your household may need more.
- Confirm the aisle sorting matches your supermarket. A list is only as fast as the order you can walk it.
- Make sure you can access Google Sheets on the device you will use, and that the Make-a-copy step works for your account.
- If you print, check the layout before relying on it in-store.
Mid-check
If your weekly meals are already set and the missing piece is the list, See current options.
FAQ
Is the meal prep planner template Google Sheets version easy to use?
Yes, if you want a simple spreadsheet workflow. You enter meals, pick ingredients from dropdowns, and get a sorted list. It is built to avoid complicated formulas, so the main task is choosing ingredients rather than managing a complex planner.
Can I use it like a meal prep planner app on my phone?
It works on phone, tablet, or computer through Google Sheets. It is not a native app, but you can open it, check items off, or print it before shopping.
Is there a free meal prep planner printable version?
The listed price is 7.99 GBP as a one-time download. No free version is indicated in the available facts. If you buy it, you can print the list or use it on your phone.
Bottom line
If you already know what you want to cook and your main problem is turning that into a clean list, this is an easy yes. If you need recipes, macro tracking, or a full app, it is not the right layer. View on Gumroad to check the current one-time price and download.